Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-08
THE BASE BALL MOVEMENT.

A- The Trustees Now Refuse To Lease
 The ProPerty-GrOunds To He Sc
 cured As Soon As Possible Else
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 Attorney Asher did not succeed yesterday in obtaining the lease of the old town farm grounds for a base ball field, as it was ex- pected he would. The trustees had agreed to leave it to the selectmen as to whether lease should be granted. The selectmen de- cided to let the ball association have the grounds on certain terms, but wanted the trustees to sanction their action. This set the work back one day. Yesterday Trustee Gardner Morse appeared at Town Agent
 Reynolds office and gave the views of the l trustees which were that they were unwill- ing to lease the ground for ball purposes, but at the same time stipulated that they would l lease the grounds for $500 year. Then the trustees would grant the lease. MT. Morse l then said that if the selectmen wanted to I they could lease the grounds without their sanction. As the selectmen have no power | to do such thing without the cooperation of the trustees, MT. Reynolds refused to har- bor any such responsibility on the shoulders | of the seiectmen. By this action of the l trustees the base ball movement has receiv- | ed set back at time when the utmost push and energy was needed. This virtually settles tEe matter as far as l these grounds are concerned, unless the | trustees see the error of their ways and re- | lent. They have all along, individually, been I in complete favor of granting the lease, and | it is quite evident that some property owners in the vicinity of the grounds, who are not 1 in favor of the greatest of all field sports, | influenced the action of the trustees. The directors held a meeting last night. tI,axr 1n1 "a affairs had taken. They thought the adverse | action of the trustees hastily taken and are in hopes they will yet agree to lease the grounds at reasonable figure. If not, they will get grounds elsewhere. The following umpires have been appoint ed: James H. Kelley of this city, Walter Garfield of Bridgeport, Edward Begley of Waterbury.
 Three substitute umpires residing in this city are to be appointed and will receive $3 per game, while the regular umpires will re- ceive $7.
 New Haven, unlike it's sister cities in the Eastern league, is away behind, which fact is due to the desire of some well known clt1- zens to crush the base ball movement instead of encouraging it in the third largest city of New England. Why should we let such cities as Hartford, Danbury, Waterbury, Bridge port and others lead us in this matter Base ball will be success here now, ,notwithstand- ing efforts to the contIa ary.
 The Newarks play two games with Hart ford in the latter city to-day.
 Formerly of New Haven.
 Rev. Harvey E. Burnes, of New York, breaches at the St. John street M E. church Sunday morning ard evening. He will be warmly greeted, being years ago member of that church and going forth from it to preach the gospel. He is very interesting speaker.
 Judge L. E. Munson, of this city, is in Iowa, and returns in day or two.
 Congressman Carlos French and Colonel N. G. Osborn are in Washington, D. c.
 MT. William Cornwall, of Milford, has been dangerously i'll with acute pneumonia.
 Professor c. s. Lyman of the Scientific school, who was taken i'll lately, is much inn proved.
 MT. J. H. Buckley, of Norwalk, broke ground for his new Belden avenue residence this week.
 Samuel R. Honey, Democratic candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, is brother of Professor Honey, of this city.
 The burial of Russell w. Whitcomb of this city took place in Milford Wednesday after noon. Deceased was a former we'll known Milford resident.
 Mir. W. W. Converse, president of the Winchester Arms Co.,, and wife arrived home yesterday from their trip to California after an absence of eleven weeks.
 William E. Haesche, the talented young violinist who has been studying in Boston, has returned 10 New Haven and will remain with his parents during the summer.
 Mrs. Col. Arthur B. Wood, whose husband is United States consul at Dundee, Scotland, visited friends in Norwalk last week, and sailed for Liverpool in the Alaska April 6.
 J. V. Wightman has resigned his position as organist and musical director at the St. James Episcopal church, Birmingham. and his place is to be filled by Miss Witherspoon.
 Rev. Sylvester Smith, for many years resident of Seymour and the first manufac turer of paper there, has, at the age of 80, given up preaching and will reside with his daughter in Roxbury, Mrs. Seth Warner.